EP 3206483 B1 20190925 - AUTOMATIC BALL LAUNCHER
Title (en)
AUTOMATIC BALL LAUNCHER
Title (de)
AUTOMATISCHER BALLWERFER
Title (fr)
LANCE-BALLE AUTOMATIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201414562671 A 20141206
- US 2015061296 W 20151118
Abstract (en)
[origin: US9320960B1] A ball launching apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a funnel residing at an upper end of a housing. The funnel includes a channel for gravitationally directing a ball into a launch point within an interior compartment of the housing. The apparatus includes a hammer that strikes a ball through a chute, thereby releasing the ball from the housing. Both the distance at which the ball travels and the angle at which the ball leaves the chute may be adjusted by the operator. A method of exercising a dog is also provided herein.
IPC 8 full level
A01K 15/02 (2006.01); A63B 69/40 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A01K 15/02 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 65/12 (2013.01 - US); A63B 69/407 (2013.01 - US); A63B 69/408 (2013.01 - EP US); F41B 7/00 (2013.01 - US); A63B 2208/14 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 9320960 B1 20160426; EP 3206483 A1 20170823; EP 3206483 A4 20180613; EP 3206483 B1 20190925; US 2016161208 A1 20160609; US 9339716 B1 20160517; WO 2016089601 A1 20160609
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 201514847212 A 20150908; EP 15866103 A 20151118; US 201414562671 A 20141206; US 2015061296 W 20151118